Newsletter – 03 September 2021

Due to the ongoing level of community transmission of COVID-19, the Victorian Government has announced the current restrictions in place across Victoria will be extended. This means remote and flexible learning will continue in all Victorian schools until the end of Term 3. Any update or change to this will be communicated through the return to onsite learning plan that will be released next week.

This means remote and flexible learning will continue in all Victorian schools until the end of Term 3. There are no changes to the current operational settings in schools or the categories of students who can attend on-site.

On site supervision current arrangements will continue. An authorised worker permit will be required for authorised workers to attend a workplace, and parents and carers can only request on-site supervision at school for their child/ren in the below categories.

Category A 

Children where both parents and or carers are considered authorised workers who cannot work from home, work for an authorised provider and where no other supervision arrangements can be made. Where there are two parents/carers, both must be authorised workers, working outside the home in order for their children to be eligible for on-site provision at school.

For single parents/carers, the authorised worker must be working outside the home in order for their children to be eligible for on-site provision at school. Parents and carers who are authorised workers will need an authorised worker permit from their employers to access on-site supervision for their child/ren in Category A.

For those requesting on-site learning under Category A, a copy of your authorised worker permit or permits must be submitted to our school as soon as practicable after it is issued.

Category B

Children experiencing vulnerability, including:

•   –  in out-of-home care
•   – deemed vulnerable by a government agency, funded family or family violence service, and assessed as requiring                      education and care outside the family home
•   – identified by a school or early childhood service as vulnerable, (including via referral from a government agency, or funded      family or family violence service, homeless or youth justice service or mental health or other health service)
•   – where a parent/carer indicates that a student with a disability is vulnerable because they cannot learn from home, and/or       informs the school the student is vulnerable due to family stress, the school must provide on-site supervision for that             student. This may apply to students enrolled in specialist schools and students with a disability enrolled in mainstream           schools.

An authorised worker permit is not required for accessing on-site supervision under Category B.

I trust our school community will ensure we do the right thing at this time, by complying with the restrictions in place and making careful and supportive decisions that limit movement through the community.

Thank you again, for supporting your child’s learning during this time.

Please contact me on 94574178 with any questions.

Take care,